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DesktopLinux.com: Indonesia Adopts JDS on Linux as a National Desktop

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 16, 2005

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“Indonesia’s Ministry of Research and Technology Thursday said
it will implement a Java Desktop System (JDS) on Linux as a
national-standard desktop, customed-designed for its own culture.
This desktop software will be a major component of the new
Indonesia Goes Open Source (IGOS) program that aims to help
eliminate the ‘digital divide in the world’s largest archipelago,’
the ministry and Sun Microsystems said in a joint announcement.

“The ministry said it will develop its own IGOS-branded software
stack using JDS on Linux as the base platform…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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